New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-13

Charles City, A. o. Doolittle. Minnesota:
Morris, F. r. Newell; Kandiyohi Station,
J. Burns. Wisconsin; Darlington, j. Nee.
han.
3. P. Roe, the novelist, has already re.
ceived 81 900 royalty on his last book,
HE Fell in Love With His Wife,
Frank Lord, soneof the millionaire who
married Mrs. Hicks, lis noted as one of the
best pistol shots in New York.
Charles W. Moulten, a brother-in-law OF
Senator Sherman, and q high officer in the
late war. has filed q, suit at Washington,
to test the boundary'line OF authority be-
tween the secretary ef,war and the com
manding general OF the army. Very likely
this claim will involve an extraordinary
war between the forces, political and mill
tary. The growing feud between Gen.
Sheridan and Secretary Endicott will
doubtless be thoroughly aired in the next
few days and perhaps involve all the feuds
between past secretaries OF war and the
generals in command, which have been bit
ter and uncompromising. The claim is for
salary due over twenty years when
stanton was secretary 0f,war.
Senators Morrill, and Plumb, with their
families, have returned ito Washington
from their Florida trip.
1T is now said that the president has de
cided that it would not be practicable to
complete the investigation of the Pacific
railroads in time to submit report to the
| next congress, and consequently will take
his time in selecting members OF the COM
| mission, leaving it to the next congress to
extend the time for the making of a report
beyond Dec. 1, 1888, the tinse now fixed.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, late representative
in congress, died at his home at Cokes-
bury, S. c., aged fifty-nine. He haeibeen i'll for
q, a oil n
ing the Forty eighth congress compelled his
removal to his home which he was unable
to leave ito attend the sessions of the
Forty ninth congress. He was for five con-
secutiye Terms elected to congress.
George and Clarence Stein, brothers,
| came in from the territory to Meridian,
Mo-, and started to take in the town.
Marshal Ridge and Deputy Craddoek pur-
! sued them and a fight followed, in which
all were wounded, George Stein fatally and
his brother seriously.
The ceremonies incident to the unyeiling
OF the statue to Gen. Albert Sidney John
ston on the tomb OF the Benevolent Asso-
| citation OF the Tennessee, in Mettaire ceme
terry, took place at New Orleans There
was an immense assemblage OF people pres
ent, probably over 10000. The veteran
associations, including Grand Army posts
attended in q body. On the platform were
many noted people, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson Davis, Miss Davis, Gen. Beaure.
gard and staff, Gov. McEnery and staff,
Mrs. Albert Sidney Johnston, Col. William
Johnson and family, Col. Throckm orton,
y: S. A., and other officers; Charles Dudley
Warner OF New York, Generals Hooker
| and Walthall and Gov. Lowrey OF Misss-
sippi.
Indian Commissioner Atkins has receiv-
ed letter from Indian agent Osborne at
the Ponca, Pawnee and Otoe agency, In.
| dian Territory reporting that he had kill.
ed f. M. Smith, a farmer at the Otoe agen-
cy, in self-defense. The agent discharged
SMITH for general bad conduct, and while
settling with him as to salary due. Smith,
with a revolver, attacked the clerk, agency
blacksmith and the agent, whereupon the
latter shot Smith dead. II saved three
lives in taking his, " writes the agent 'and
l trust may be exonerated." Smith was
one OF Osbornes own appointees.
Lorossa & Co.. importers OF iron in New
York have failed. The firm lost $1OO, 900
, by the heavy advance in ocean rates. The
| principal creditors are the American Ex-
change National bank, 100000, and Mo,
hawk bank OF Great Darlington, Mass,
$4,000.
The failure of Henry Bowers & Sons,
manufacturing chemists OF Philadelphia,
was AAaue puDAlC OH t1le otH CnrOugn Une
entry OF Judgment notes amounting to
$57, ,7S9, all OF which were confessed The
firm is one OF the oldest in it's line, it hav.
ing been founded in 1851, and has always
been considered one OF the strongest and
most reliable houses in the city. The liza.
bilities are $5OO,OOO.
A fire broke out in the Northern Pacific
Express office at Missoula, Mon The fire
| company being unable to control it, the
flames consumed the express building and
spread to adjoining premises, destroying
the Mcguire opera house. The express
office and contents were ntirely destroyed.
Capt. Bassett, who has been an emp!oye
OF the United States senate for fifty years,
is writing his "reminiscences.
E. B. Caldwell, a wealthy Englishman OF
Perry ysburg, Mont, is murdered by Blood
Indians.
Ex-Congressman Aiken dies at Cokes-
burg, S. G.
The second reading OF the Irish crimes
act amendment bill was moved in the
house OF commons by Balfour.
Russell Sage has put on the wall OF his
office in Wall street the sign, mo cigarette
smokers wanted here"
At q recent legislative reunion in Maine,
Hannibal Hamlin, who will be sev enty-nine
in August, participated in every dance and
escorted home in the morning the prettiest
girl in the room.
William Bucknell OF Philadelphia has
just given $50, 900 to Bucknell university
at Lewisburg, Pa. He has already given
about 5 100, 600 to the university.
Commo dore Charles Green, United States
navy. retired, died suddenly in Providence,
aged 73 years.
S. N. Brickhouse g. Co., wholesale boot
and shoe dealers, Norfolk, Va, assigned.
Liabilities and assets are about $4,000
Gardner (Tenn.) land attorneys have
sued the Weekly Democrat and Register
Miles, OF the land office there, for libel,
claiming S120, 900 damages. A false state.
ment that the attorneys had been dis.
barred is the offense complained OF.
Bishop Wells OF Wisconsin, now in Flori.
da, continues to improve. 1t is probable
that he will return to Milwaukee about
June to spend a week or two, and vii!
then go to the seashore to pass the sum.
mer.